International Relations
US officials return to Venezuela amid gas price hike
Senior Biden administration officials have quietly traveled to Caracas in the latest bid to rebuild relations with the South American oil giant as the war in Ukraine drags on, driving higher gas prices and forcing the U.S. to recalibrate other foreign policy objectives
US basketball star Griner appears in Russian court
More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, a Russian court has set the start date for the criminal trial of the American basketball star Brittney Griner for July 1
US basketball star Griner due in Russian court
More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial
N. Korea approves new front-line army duties amid tensions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled-down on his nuclear arms buildup in face of “hostile forces” as he wrapped up a key military meeting in capital Pyongyang where officials approved unspecified new operational duties for front-line army units
N. Korea talks of new army duties suggest nuclear deployment
North Korea's military leaders have discussed assigning additional duties to front-line army units
Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding info
The independent watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information about the American withdrawal from the country
Most land mine use by US military banned, except for Korea
President Joe Biden’s administration says it's restricting the use of anti-personnel land mines by the U.S. military, aligning more closely with an international treaty banning the deadly explosives
Russia vows to respond to Lithuania's ban on goods transit
Russia’s security chief on Tuesday said Moscow will respond to Lithuania’s decision to bar rail transit of goods subject to European Union sanctions from Russia to Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
Most land mine use by US military banned, OK in South Korea
President Joe Biden’s administration says it's restricting the use of anti-personnel land mines by the U.S. military, aligning more closely with an international treaty banning the deadly explosives